The Nurse Is Performing a Physical Assessment on a Client

question 15

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a client. When checking for a patellar reflex, the nurse notes an expected response. Which additional facts are relevant to this response? Select all that apply.

• A)Impulses cross over at the medulla
• B)Sensory impulse exits through the ventral horn
• C)Impulse descends downward in the spinal cord
• D)The reaction is referred to as a simple reflex arc
• E)Sensory neuronal impulses ascend the brain cortex

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